Marc Soustrot

Conductor Marc Soustrot specializes in the orchestral music of his native France. In 1976, he was named the deputy conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire and was quickly elevated to chief conductor. In the 2010s, Soustrot served as chief conductor of the Malmö Symphony and the Aarhus Symphony. During the first part of his career, he often programmed contemporary music, and in later years, he has begun to conduct opera frequently. With the Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire, Soustrot made several recordings of French and Russian music. He made his opera recording debut in 2001 with Ernest Krenek's Karl V. In the 2010s, Soustrot led the Malmö Symphony in a complete cycle of the symphonies of Saint-Saëns, which were issued as a box set in 2021.